Hat-pin protector.



H. T. STONER.

HAT PIN PROTECTOR.

APPUCATION FILED JUNE I9. 1916.

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HAT-PIN PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

Application filed .Tune 19, 1916. Serial No. 104,535.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY T. S'roNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Edina, in the county of Knox, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Protectors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a hat pin point protector.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of an improved article which may be placed upon a hat pin after the latter has been put in place within a hat, to protect the point thereof.

A further object of the invention resides in so constructing the device that it will be securely clamped upon the pin.

71th these and other objects in view, such as will appear as my description progresses, my invention comprises the combination and arrangement of parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordance with my invention, and

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a hat pin in place.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing includes a single strip of resilient metal which is bent back upon itself forming a loop 1 and spaced legs 2 and 3. These legs 2 and 3 are provided with transversely extending corrugations 4L and are normally forced into contact with each other because of the resiliency of the strip and the presence of the loop 1. The legs are prevented from separation beyond a certain degree by a plurality of keepers 5. The ends of the legs are turned outwardly, as at G, to facilitate the entry of a pin therebetween.

In use a hat pin, after having been passed through a hat, is forced between the legs 2 and 3, being guided by the turned ends 6. The resiliency of the strip forces the corrugations tightly into contact with the pin at a plurality of points and thus binds the pin firmly in place.

It will be noted that by reason of the fact that the end portions of the longitudinal edges of the legs 2 and 3 are held against separation by the keepers 5, the entrance of the pin between the corrugated portions intermediate the keepers, will how these corrugated portions outwardly. Now the free end portions of the legs are straight so that the pin may enter between them and engage the corrugations. lVhen these corrugated portions move outwardly, the bows spring from the endmost keepers 5 to the innermost keepers 5 and the legs 2 and 3 beyond the innermost keepers tend to spring inwardly so as to contract the width of the loop 1. There is thus developed the resiliency of the spring metal plate at the bight or bend of the loop to force the corrugated members into clamping relation against the pin, upon the innermost keepers 5 as fulcrums. As the corrugated portions bow outwardly away from each other, the distance between the innermost and endmost keepers decreases and thus the resiliency of these portions are utilized in the clamping operation. The employment of these keepers is extremely important as without them, the clamping action of the corrugated portions would not be so intense, as will be understood.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a device which is made of a single piece of metal and thus is cheap to manufacture and I have further so constructed the device that the hat pin will be gripped at a plurality of points and thus will be efiectively maintained in place.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of my invention, it has merely been for the sake of convenience and I do not wish to be limited to that particular embodiment as it is obvious that numerous changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. An article of manufacture comprising a single strip of resilient metal bent back upon itself forming a loop and a air of legs having outwardly turned ends, t e said legs having transversely extending corrugations therein, the corrugations in one leg extending into the corrugation in the oppo site leg, and means secured to the edges of the legs for limiting their movement away from each other.

2. A hat pin protector consisting of a resilient metal plate bent upon itself with resilient legs and a connecting open loop, the legs between the loop and their free end portions being corrugated, with their corrugations normally intermeshing and means at the side edges of the legs at their free end portions and also adjacent to the loop for preventing movement of the corresponding portions of the legs away from each other 10 to a degree sufficient to carry the corrugated portions out of intermeshing relation excepting under the influence of force applied to the corrugated portions.

In testimony whereof, I afi ix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY T. STONER.

iWtnesses THos. ODoNNnLL, HENRY SANDKNIP.

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